Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021

The papers of Mary Dill Henry date from 1913 to 2021 and document Henry's life as an artist through a collection of biographical materials, writings, exhibition and museum files, project files, press, business records and artworks, compiled posthumously by Henry's family and by the fine art advisory service and sales brokerage Jeffrey Thomas Fine Art. This collection was a gift of Suzanne and John Rahn. 

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A Statement
Title
A Statement
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
1988-01
Description
Typescript artist statement written by Mary Dill Henry in January, 1988. A Statement describes Henry's means of conceiving her geometric...
Show moreTypescript artist statement written by Mary Dill Henry in January, 1988. A Statement describes Henry's means of conceiving her geometric paintings and her thoughts on their size and impact.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Abraham Lincoln School Art Classes leaflet, 1945-1946
Title
Abraham Lincoln School Art Classes leaflet, 1945-1946
Creator
Abraham Lincoln School
Date
1945-1946
Description
Course catalog for evening classes in art and design at Abraham Lincoln School (30 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois). Class topics...
Show moreCourse catalog for evening classes in art and design at Abraham Lincoln School (30 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois). Class topics were layout and typography, basic design, home planning, and photography, and the classes were taught, at least in part, by students from the Institute of Design, including Mary Henry, Morton Goldsholl, and Jack Waldheim. This catalog is Mary Henry's personal copy, and her inscription on the rear cover reads "While I was a student at the Institute of Design I taught one semester at the Abraham Lincoln School - no salary involved! This is my only copy. M.H." Date of leaflet is unknown, date range indicated is inferred from Mary Henry's dates of attendance at the Institute of Design.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Colored Pencil Drawings, undated
Title
Colored Pencil Drawings, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled colored pencil drawings by Mary Henry, date unknown. Inscription on verso: "William Winter Comments, PO Box 817, Sausalito"
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Colored pencil drawing, undated
Title
Colored pencil drawing, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled colored pencil drawing by Mary Henry, date unknown.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Colored pencil drawing, undated
Title
Colored pencil drawing, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled colored pencil drawing by Mary Henry, date unknown.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Contact print containing photographs of Mary Henry, ca. 1966-1967
Title
Contact print containing photographs of Mary Henry, ca. 1966-1967
Date
1966-1967
Description
Contact sheet of photographs of Mary Henry and her paintings, with some photographs including Estelle Grunewald, artist and founder of Art to...
Show moreContact sheet of photographs of Mary Henry and her paintings, with some photographs including Estelle Grunewald, artist and founder of Art to Industry, a business that attempted to connect artists with corporate patrons. The photographs are likely from Henry's solo exhibition in 1967 at the Ampex Corporation in Redwood City, California. Verso of photograph contains a stamp with contact information for Art to Industry: "ART TO INDUSTRY / ESTELLE GRUNEWALD / 4261 RUTHELMA PALO ALTO CALIF 94308 / PHONE 325-4167." Photographer unknown. Date of photographs is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Design Direction, Book 1
Title
Design Direction, Book 1
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
1946
Description
Design Direction was Mary Henry's 1946 thesis for her graduate degree at the Institute of Design. The project, completed in collaboration with...
Show moreDesign Direction was Mary Henry's 1946 thesis for her graduate degree at the Institute of Design. The project, completed in collaboration with Emerson Woelffer, was based on a class for beginning students taught by Woelffer at ID. The course consisted of 18 exercises exploring the basic elements of design, each of which is represented in Henry's Design Directions. Book 1 consists of the design exercises themselves, Book 2 contains the textual component of the project.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Design Direction, Book 2
Title
Design Direction, Book 2
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
1946
Description
Design Direction was Mary Henry's 1946 thesis for her graduate degree at the Institute of Design. The project, completed in collaboration with...
Show moreDesign Direction was Mary Henry's 1946 thesis for her graduate degree at the Institute of Design. The project, completed in collaboration with Emerson Woelffer, was based on a class for beginning students taught by Woelffer at ID. The course consisted of 18 exercises exploring the basic elements of design, each of which is represented in Henry's Design Directions. Book 1 consists of the design exercises themselves, Book 2 contains the textual component of the project.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Detail from Hewlett-Packard mural
Title
Detail from Hewlett-Packard mural
Description
Photograph of a detail from an interior mural painted by Mary Henry at Hewlett-Packard in Palo, Alto, California. Photographer unknown. Date...
Show morePhotograph of a detail from an interior mural painted by Mary Henry at Hewlett-Packard in Palo, Alto, California. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Content description from Suzanne Rahn's inventory of the archive: "Professional Architectural Arts Portfolio -- Mounted photos and original drawings of projects: Photographs of the Hewlett Packard mural"
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Explore Gallery East Wall
Title
Explore Gallery East Wall
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
2001
Description
Drawing of the east wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor gallery...
Show moreDrawing of the east wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor gallery at the Bellevue Art Museum (now Bellevue Arts Museum) in 2001. Folder-level content description from Suzanne Rahn's inventory of the archive: "Folder containing announcement of overlapping exhibitions for the opening of the Bellevue Art Museum—her 'North Slope' paintings (never shown together before or since) filling an enormous space on the main floor and 'No Limits,' a 360-degree walk-in mural in the second floor gallery (now obliterated); designs for 'No Limits'; and a review in The Seattle Times."
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Explore Gallery North Wall
Title
Explore Gallery North Wall
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
2001
Description
Drawing of the north wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor...
Show moreDrawing of the north wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor gallery at the Bellevue Art Museum (now Bellevue Arts Museum) in 2001. Folder-level content description from Suzanne Rahn's inventory of the archive: "Folder containing announcement of overlapping exhibitions for the opening of the Bellevue Art Museum—her 'North Slope' paintings (never shown together before or since) filling an enormous space on the main floor and 'No Limits,' a 360-degree walk-in mural in the second floor gallery (now obliterated); designs for 'No Limits'; and a review in The Seattle Times."
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Explore Gallery South Wall
Title
Explore Gallery South Wall
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
2001
Description
Drawing of the south wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor...
Show moreDrawing of the south wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor gallery at the Bellevue Art Museum (now Bellevue Arts Museum) in 2001. Folder-level content description from Suzanne Rahn's inventory of the archive: "Folder containing announcement of overlapping exhibitions for the opening of the Bellevue Art Museum—her 'North Slope' paintings (never shown together before or since) filling an enormous space on the main floor and 'No Limits,' a 360-degree walk-in mural in the second floor gallery (now obliterated); designs for 'No Limits'; and a review in The Seattle Times."
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Explore Gallery West Wall
Title
Explore Gallery West Wall
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
2001
Description
Drawing of the west wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor gallery...
Show moreDrawing of the west wall section of No Limits, a 360-degree, walk-in mural designed by Mary Henry that was painted in the second floor gallery at the Bellevue Art Museum (now Bellevue Arts Museum) in 2001. Folder-level content description from Suzanne Rahn's inventory of the archive: "Folder containing announcement of overlapping exhibitions for the opening of the Bellevue Art Museum—her 'North Slope' paintings (never shown together before or since) filling an enormous space on the main floor and 'No Limits,' a 360-degree walk-in mural in the second floor gallery (now obliterated); designs for 'No Limits'; and a review in The Seattle Times."
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, California
Title
Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, California
Description
Photograph of the Hewlett-Packard Labs building in Palo Alto, California, featuring two mosiac murals by Mary Henry on either side of the...
Show morePhotograph of the Hewlett-Packard Labs building in Palo Alto, California, featuring two mosiac murals by Mary Henry on either side of the building entryway. Photograph identified as a work for hire or commission for Hewlett Packard by the donor. Date of photograph unknown.
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Ink Drawings, undated
Title
Ink Drawings, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled drawings by Mary Henry, date unknown.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Ink and Colored Pencil Drawings, undated
Title
Ink and Colored Pencil Drawings, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled drawings by Mary Henry, date unknown.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Ink and Colored Pencil Drawings, undated
Title
Ink and Colored Pencil Drawings, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled drawings by Mary Henry, date unknown.
Collection
Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Ink and pencil sketches, undated
Title
Ink and pencil sketches, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled ink and pencil sketches by Mary Henry, date unknown.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Ink drawing, 1975
Title
Ink drawing, 1975
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date
1975-07-07
Description
Untitled drawing by Mary Henry, accompanied by mathematical calculations.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
Ink drawing, undated
Title
Ink drawing, undated
Creator
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled drawing by Mary Henry, date unknown.
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Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021

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